Testimonials

I was absolutely captivated by JJ from the moment she walked on stage. She has such an authentic and genuine presence, and I could have listened to her talk for a million more hours. I really loved this session and I felt honoured to have been there to hear her share her story in an authentically vulnerable way, I left wanting to do the work so I could be a better human. Thank you so much for arrange the event.

I had the pleasure of hosting JJ at the 2022 LVMH International Women’s Day event. From the first point of contact to discuss the speaking engagement brief to the event follow up, JJ was so lovely to work with.

JJ’s warmth, positive energy, humour, expertise in personal development, diversity and inclusion, and her inspirational and engaging keynote and presentation totally blew our audience away. The team are raving about the event and quoting JJ weeks later. JJ’s story is one of courage and transformation. Through her journey she developed valuable frameworks and insights that have gone on to help others embrace every aspect of themselves as a means to leading happy and fulfilled lives, to realising their dreams and creating a culture of inclusion in their workplaces. I highly recommend JJ for keynotes, training workshops and coaching.

I wanted to send you a sincere and huge thank you for dedicating your time today, sharing your story and insights with the TikTok Australia team. It was the most sincere and authentic speech I’ve heard in a very long time. Thank you for having the courage to speak about this and bring the conversation on identity, gender and humanity to the fore. It was greatly appreciated across the board.

Just to let you know that the talk JJ delivered for us was very well received within Microsoft.  We had a number of people commenting that the subject JJ spoke on ‘Leading through Personal Transformation’ was really relevant, especially as Microsoft have had a few roles impacted recently.  The GLEAM team who hosted the event also commented how lovely and engaging JJ was.

JoAnna, you absolutely rocked it! We have had so much amazing feedback. I don’t know if you noticed but you brought some of the room to tears, myself included, testament to the fact we were all with you every step of the way.  You really inspired the group to know and live their secret self.

Jo scratched deep beneath the surface to help us unearth the reasons why some of us get stuck in a fixed mindset and to encourage us to persevere in the face of uncertainty and risk, and to embrace change and challenge in our careers. She has set the wheels in motion for us to embark on our own personal and professional transitions and venture into unchartered territory. Jo has forever shifted the needle in helping us to become the better version of ourselves, to be open to new opportunities in what we do day to day in the office as well as reminding us to hold firm to what we truly believe in. Highly recommended!

I engaged JoAnna to be part of a panel discussing Homophobia and Transphobia in the workplace as part of Westpac Group’s support for IDAHOT (International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia). JoAnna was honest and open, sharing her experiences and raising awareness of overt and subtle transphobia. She is a great communicator and engages very well with her audience. We received great feedback and JoAnna was the stand out guest, with many learnings from audience members coming from JoAnna’s input. I look forward continuing to work with her in the future

JoAnna was the closing speaker at our TEDxMelbourne 2016 event. She delivered the most powerful and passionate talk of the day and ended up with a well deserved standing ovation (hard to do on a TEDx stage).

JJ was brilliant! The staff and executives found it incredibly informative and entertaining. It’s amazing how much she was able to deliver in a 1 hr session! JJ is a pleasure to interact with, she really brings out the best in people and encourages introspect.

JJ was such a raw, powerful and wonderful speaker across our IWD series in Melbourne and Sydney. She was such a fantastic addition to our line-up – we absolutely loved having her there!

JJ was an absolute professional to work with, and she showed continued enthusiasm despite the challenges in attending and moving to a virtual format.  Her openness and humility demonstrated on the day extended to everyone in the audience.  Her ability to share her personal life journey touched everyone in the room and brought us all closer to her and the truths of supporting and nurturing gender diverse work places and individuals within them.  JJ has an engaging quality and gravitas to her stage presence.  She captivated the 600+ audience, no mean feat when beaming in on video conference.  We were delighted to have her as our keynote address at the Crown Perth PrideFest Luncheon and look forward to welcoming her back to work with the Crown community on future opportunities.

JoAnna was wonderful. She was energetic and passionate about giving her best presentation for our conference. Well in advance of the conference JoAnna reached out to get a better idea of the audience and displayed a sincere dedication to understanding the audience and working to achieve a presentation that would suit them and the room.